I’m having a wreath-making party tomorrow (which I’ll be sharing later this week) and as I was prepping I thought I would make myself a new wreath for our front door. The entire time since we moved in April I have had my Easy Spring Wreath on the front door…we were overdue for a freshening up! I resisted the urge to go for an autumn look just yet and came up with this Burlap Monogram wreath using what I already had on hand.
I used a pool noodle from the dollar store for my base-way cheaper than any foam or straw base from the craft stores. I had some issues getting it to stay in a circle at first but I reached out to some fellow crafters and it seems the key is LOTS of duct tape! I also used a wood “R” I bought with a coupon at Hobby Lobby and spray painted black-it used to be in my Mud Room. The burlap runner was less than $10 for a huge roll at Michael’s and I had some fabric scraps from an old pillow project that I used to make my fabric rosettes.
To assemble the wreath I wrapped the burlap around enough to cover the raging bright orange pool noodle and then hot glued the end in place on the back. I used hot glue to secure the rosettes and letter to the wreath as well. I was hanging my wreath on a plastic hook so I snipped a little horizontal cut into the wrapped burlap to insert the hook into to hang. You could also use a coordinating ribbon to hang it as well.
I’m not sure if I’ll leave it up or not, with the window as a background the R kind of gets lost in the mix. I may need to paint the letter a lighter color to give it a little more contrast. Overall though I’m super happy with how it turned out considering it was all materials I had on hand and only took about a half hour!
Do you keep a wreath on your front door? If so, how often do you change it out?
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Hey Melissa! Love the wreath! I’d possibly paint it a light green or blue, even yellow. White would look great but I like a little more different looks! Luv ya! Xoxo
Burlap wreaths always add so much vintage class to anything!
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Great Burlap wreath! Can’t get enough of it, I’ve been sewing with it lately. Found this on Live.Laugh.Rowe.
LOVE the wreath!! I really want to try and make one too!
Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!
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LOVE the wreath….I even like the black letter…looks classic. But of course, I’d try different colors throughout the year!
gorgeous!
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Super cute wreath! I’d love for you to share at my party…it just opened! XO, Aimee
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Thanks for linking up to my party and following along!! Super cute wreath!
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I soooo wish we had Hobby Lobby here in Canada! I went to one last year in Florida and was nearly passing out with joy. I shopped myself senseless!
I adore anything done with burlap. I’ve been visiting trendy cafes and asking them for their burlap coffee bags – many of them with just give them to you, but I’m also happy to buy them!
Love your stuff!
Love your wreath! I’ve been wanting to make a burlap one and your pool noodle idea is genius! I’ve tried foam pipe insulation and it was too flimsy-thanks for the tip. I think maybe a cream color on the monogram or maybe mod podge paper to it to brighten it up?
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Cuteness!! I love anything monogrammed. Great job, Melissa! Would you possibly consider sharing this at my latest link party so my readers can enjoy it too?
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Your wreath is ridiculously cute!
And I love that you used a pool noodle! How smart! Glad I stopped over from It’s Overflowing!
Allison
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Nicely done! Thank you for sharing this at my Make it Pretty Monday party at The Dedicated House. Hope to see you again on Monday. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
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